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B.C. Indigenous leaders lobby for transition from open-net salmon farms

B.C. Indigenous leaders lobby for transition from open-net salmon farms

OTTAWA — Indigenous leaders from British Columbia have called on the federal government to stand by plans to transition away from open-net salmon farms, but an industry spokesman suggested the leaders were wading into political waters.
Electric-vehicle chargers distributed unequally in Canada, environment audit finds

Electric-vehicle chargers distributed unequally in Canada, environment audit finds

OTTAWA — The national infrastructure program to install electric chargers for passenger vehicles is too concentrated in a small number of provinces and has no data to show where the biggest gaps are, a new audit says.
Man, 19, faces criminal negligence charge after child killed in Montreal-area home

Man, 19, faces criminal negligence charge after child killed in Montreal-area home

BOIS-DES-FILION, Que. — A 19-year-old man has been charged with criminal negligence in the death of a young child Monday night in a Montreal suburb. Yacine Mehennaoui appeared by video at the courthouse in Laval, Que., on Tuesday afternoon.
Ukrainian children abducted by Russia appeal for Canadian MPs to help

Ukrainian children abducted by Russia appeal for Canadian MPs to help

OTTAWA — Tetiana Bodak's mind flooded with questions one year ago when she picked up the phone and learned her son had been kidnapped from their home in the Kherson region of Ukraine.
B.C., Newfoundland agree to share details on growing hydrogen sectors

B.C., Newfoundland agree to share details on growing hydrogen sectors

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The premiers of British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador have agreed to share information on developing the hydrogen energy sector in both provinces in a bid to become more efficient.
Tech community pleased with Alberta move to change rules around 'engineer' title

Tech community pleased with Alberta move to change rules around 'engineer' title

Canada's tech community is applauding a proposal by the Alberta government that would allow more workers to use the "software engineer" title.

Alouettes unfazed by underdog status for East final: 'They never picked us anyways'

MONTREAL — Welcome to life as the Montreal Alouettes, where even a six-game winning streak can’t bury the team’s reputation as an underdog.
Feds promise to build more homes on public land as fall mini-budget looms

Feds promise to build more homes on public land as fall mini-budget looms

OTTAWA — As the federal government faces mounting pressure to address a national housing crisis, it announced on Tuesday that it would allow more than 2,800 homes to be built on six of its surplus properties across Canada.
'Not holding anything back' on residential school records, archbishop tells Senate

'Not holding anything back' on residential school records, archbishop tells Senate

OTTAWA — A Catholic archdiocese that operated four Indigenous residential schools in Manitoba and Saskatchewan has finally surrendered a long-awaited trove of records that may hold clues about their tragic history.
Federal emissions reduction plan still coming up short: environment commissioner

Federal emissions reduction plan still coming up short: environment commissioner

OTTAWA — The plan to enable Canada to reach its 2030 targets for greenhouse-gas emissions doesn't quite measure up, the federal environment commissioner says in a new audit.
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